How did July get so very busy? No truly, I know the answer but I am still agog! It’s been hard to organize the calendar for this month because there are so very many things afoot, including Costume College. In order to preserve my sanity and my ability to endure the ever increasing temperatures here … More July Calendar
The Grand Arbiter and I plan to carry on celebrating Pride into the rest of the summer which means we certainly have more cheeky nonsense planned for July. This week is a little quiet in deference to a certain holiday happening over the weekend but expect a rousing Friday Teatime! Tonight, I am back with … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
The Grand Arbiter and I are back with another week of tea and tomfoolery! This is the last week of Pride so we certainly plan to be as thoroughly unhinged as possible, despite the blistering weather here in the Sonoran Desert. Tonight, I hope to get into a little hand stitching and hat decorating escapades … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
The last two months have been an absolutely wild ride. I suspect Mr Toad would be aghast, and certainly Mccalley would have concerns. We scampered through our adventures with Eve Riot and all of our Tea Team at the final Wild West Con, only for me to return to the Bird Sanctuary and Ghost Cat … More April and May Calendar
January has flown by! The start of a new year together is always more chaotic, and this past month has certainly proved that point. Post holiday season, getting back into our routine creates its own unhinged vortex. But we have persevered and managed to make it to the end of the month together! This week … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
Tuesdays at 5 PM Pacific on Twitch I am excited for our weekly Twitch and Stitch this evening at 5 PM Pacific (Seattle). I adore this regular opportunity to dish some sewing gossip, exchange recommendations for tools and techniques, and our moments of cheeky double entendre! Bring any and all sewing questions! I am always happy … More Twitch and Stitch Tuesdays
For a downloadable PDF of the Massive Sewing Tool Gift Guide visit our Patreon These are just my little favourites that I’ve discovered in the last year or two. Now they are staples in my workshop and I wouldn’t go back! They make perfect gifts for the sewist in your life all year long but … More 10 Excellent Stocking Stuffers for Sewists in 2023
A Special Sew-A-Long Session and Social Hour on Zoom Join me, Madame Askew, this Sunday for a special Sew-A-Long Stitch and Sip! I shall demo and discuss making your own silk bias tape, finishing and binding the brim edges of the Abigail chapeau, and hat making in general. You do not need to be working … More Sunday Stitch and Sip
6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern/1pm Canberra My darlings, Every Tuesday night with rare exceptions, I host a “Teatorial” live stream on Facebook. Sometimes we focus on a specific ongoing project. Others, I simply answer questions about sewing, hat making, and costuming in general or share the project du jour. For the last few weeks, I’ve been focusing … More Teatorial Tuesday
Dear friends, Almost every Tuesday we gather virtually for a little live stream teatorial or sew-a-long. Last week, I took a little break from our ongoing Dirndl sew-a-long to focus on a quick, hand sewn project. The video is available now on YouTube. This really is such a lovely, fast pincushion and a wonderful way … More Teatorial Tuesday: Bicornu
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 